Cristian Salinas C. has been the Manager of International Investment at the Central Bank of Chile since 1993.
Previously, from 1989 to 1992, he worked as the Head of the International area’s Liability Management Department.
From 1982 to 1987, he was assistant to the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, in representation of the Southern Cone countries. Since he began with the Central Bank in 1976 and through 1982, he was an advisor to the International office (Dirección Internacional), under the International Management area.
He studied commerce at the School of Economics, University of Chile, from 1969 to 1973, receiving his degree in economics (with first-class honors) and a degree in commerce, with a mention in economics in 1974.
From 1974 to 1976, he studied in the master’s degree program in economics (international economics) at the School of Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and from 1983 to 1984, he studied and obtained his master’s degree in Applied Economics (Honors, International Trade and Finances), from American University, Washington, DC.
The academic positions he has held include: professor of macroeconomic theory, State Technical University (1978-1980); professor of micro- and macroeconomic theory, University of Santiago, Chile, (1981-1982); professor of Latin American economic history and contemporary problems, George Washington University, Washington, DC (1986-1987); professor in the master’s program in financial economics, University of Santiago, Chile, from 1995 to date; professor with the DAF program, University of Santiago, Chile, from 1996 to date; professor in the master’s program in economics, Diego Portales University, from 1997 to date.
Since 1998, he has been appointed by the Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos (Latin American monetary studies center, CEMLA) as the coordinator of annual meetings of Spanish and Latin American central bank reserve managers and expert on organization. |